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The Way West

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002 - Fiction - 340 pages
An enormously entertaining classic, THE WAY WEST brings to life the adventure of the western passage and the pioneer spirit. The sequel to THE BIG SKY, this celebrated novel charts a frontiersman's return to the untamed West in 1846. Dick Summers, as pilot of a wagon train, guides a group of settlers on the difficult journey from Missouri to Oregon. In sensitive but unsentimental prose, Guthrie illuminates the harsh trials and resounding triumphs of pioneer life. With THE WAY WEST, he pays homage to the grandeur of the western wilderness, its stark and beautiful scenery, and its extraordinary people.
  

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The Way West won the Pulitzer for Fiction in 1950. In this second book of a trilogy, Guthrie writes of a wagon train making its way from Independence, MI to Oregon City. At the heart of the novel are ... Read full review

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User Review  - Alicia - Goodreads

Overall a good book, it just didn't have that "couldn't put it down" quality for me. I liked the characters and really enjoyed the story, what a different world it was during that time period. I would recommend this to anyone who likes historical fiction from this era. Read full review

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Contents

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Copyright

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The Way West: A Novel
The Way West: A Novel
A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
Limited preview - 2002
The way west
The way west
Alfred Bertram Guthrie
Snippet view - 1993
The Way West
The Way West
A.B. Guthrie, Jr.
Snippet view - 1967
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On to Oregon - TIME
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About the author (2002)

A. B. Guthrie, Jr. (1901–1991), was the author of numerous books, including six Big Sky novels, as well as the Academy Award–winning screenplay for the classic film Shane. He received the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Way West. Guthrie was honored for his contribution to literature and his portrayal of the American West.

Bibliographic information

QR code for The Way West
TitleThe Way West
A Mariner book
Big sky series
AuthorAlfred B. Guthrie
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002
ISBN0618154620, 9780618154623
Length340 pages
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